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3.81 AVERAGE
3.81 AVERAGE
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Translated from Japanese by Louise Heal Kawai
Adult
Magical Realism
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13yo Nanami Kosaki loves to read and spends a lot of time at her local library so she notices right away when an inordinate amount of books seem to be disappearing off the shelves and when a talking tabby cat named Tiger appears she decides to pair up to discover the mystery.
I adored ‘The Cat Who Saved Books’, about a boy who is tasked with selling his grandfather’s beloved bookstore and ends up on a fantastic journey to save all books.
This sequel follows a similar theme—including adventure and mystery and philosophy—just with a different MC, and is similarly entertaining and introspective
but I feel like it wasn’t as impactful as the first book (for me), which really seems to drive home the importance of literature.
Both are wonderful stories and I highly recommend them!
Adult
Magical Realism
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
13yo Nanami Kosaki loves to read and spends a lot of time at her local library so she notices right away when an inordinate amount of books seem to be disappearing off the shelves and when a talking tabby cat named Tiger appears she decides to pair up to discover the mystery.
I adored ‘The Cat Who Saved Books’, about a boy who is tasked with selling his grandfather’s beloved bookstore and ends up on a fantastic journey to save all books.
This sequel follows a similar theme—including adventure and mystery and philosophy—just with a different MC, and is similarly entertaining and introspective
but I feel like it wasn’t as impactful as the first book (for me), which really seems to drive home the importance of literature.
Both are wonderful stories and I highly recommend them!
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Rounded up a bit but overall, I loved it. I wasn’t sold initially but the story took on force as it went on. I keep thinking about how the phrase “hope makes a show of reviving” is not so different from the biblical “hope does not disappoint.”
In some ways, the book reads like it’s translated - a certain choppiness of communications - but I think that’s more about cultural norms and expectations than about linguistics and in that sense, a culture that’s very different from the one I am in can be enlightening. I also found the book to be true in its critique of desire, acquisition, and capitalism and its honoring of community, goodness, and hope. I made a LOT of kindle highlights of the best stuff.
In some ways, the book reads like it’s translated - a certain choppiness of communications - but I think that’s more about cultural norms and expectations than about linguistics and in that sense, a culture that’s very different from the one I am in can be enlightening. I also found the book to be true in its critique of desire, acquisition, and capitalism and its honoring of community, goodness, and hope. I made a LOT of kindle highlights of the best stuff.
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Last year I read the cat who saved books on a three hour train ride and loved it, ended up giving it 4.5 stars but this is a 5/5!
We follow 13 year old Nanami with a chronic asthma condition, she cant join sports in school or spend a lot of time with friends after school but instead she spends her time at the library. One day she notices books keep disappearing and sees a suspicious man in a gray suit, she follows him but suffers an asthma attack and afterwards the man is gone but she discovers a talking tabby cat (same cat as the previous book). Together they go on a big adventure to stop books from disappearing.
These books are PERFECT for booklovers, it has so many perfect quotes about books, readers, reading and what literature and fiction means for us. How it affects us to read and gives us empathy and makes us understand the world around us. You dont need to read non-fiction to learn something. I feel like I could relate to Nanami as well, not to her health condition and I wasn’t reading that much at her age but where I am now. Books are a perfect comfort to feel less alone
We follow 13 year old Nanami with a chronic asthma condition, she cant join sports in school or spend a lot of time with friends after school but instead she spends her time at the library. One day she notices books keep disappearing and sees a suspicious man in a gray suit, she follows him but suffers an asthma attack and afterwards the man is gone but she discovers a talking tabby cat (same cat as the previous book). Together they go on a big adventure to stop books from disappearing.
These books are PERFECT for booklovers, it has so many perfect quotes about books, readers, reading and what literature and fiction means for us. How it affects us to read and gives us empathy and makes us understand the world around us. You dont need to read non-fiction to learn something. I feel like I could relate to Nanami as well, not to her health condition and I wasn’t reading that much at her age but where I am now. Books are a perfect comfort to feel less alone
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated